"I trusted them (the Lee County School District (LCSD)) and in no way did they have the right to take away my ability to morally train my child," Willett said.

Her son is in Fort Myers High School's pre-IB English class that this book was assigned for. She is not happy about it and made that clear to the district.

"I have a son, but imagine a daughter reading and being referred to as the c-word, or the p-word. I can't even bring my self to say," Willett added.

The LCSD said the English teacher was the one in charge of picking the book. There were actually eight books assigned to the curriculum, and students were assigned a book randomly. About 30 of the students received City of Thieves.

"We've had a conversation with the teacher, and we're going to tighten up the processes for selecting books for this kind of class," Rob Spicker with the LCSD said.

Spicker also said that when the books were assigned, both students and their parents had a chance to review it and express concerns. If students or parents made concerns, the students would then get assigned another book. Even though Spicker said some students did come forward who were assigned City of Thieves to get another book, he said that the district pulled the book when it received a complaint from that parent.

The district did not say how long the book was available for reading, or exactly when the school had decided to ban the book.